Henrick, a BCBA, is writing a request for services for a 4 y…
Henrick, a BCBA, is writing a request for services for a 4 year-old with autism who has significant developmental delays. He discovers that the client’s insurance provider is notorious about rejecting requests for treatment which focuses only on acquisition skills, citing a lack of “medical necessity”. In order to ensure this child gets approval, Henrick adds “physical aggression” to the list of target behaviors, even though aggression has been very minor and within a typical range of expectancy. This describes which issue with using consequential ethics to analyze this dilemma?